Type-distributing machine.



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TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

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TYPE DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

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VVi'tneJJeu. lvwen'fon v UNITED STATES PATEN OFICE FRANCIS B. CONVERSE, JR, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO MERGENTHALER LINO'IYPE COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPE-DISTRIBUTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9, 1908.

Application filed January 16, 1904. Serial No. 189,288.

J r., a citizen of the United States, residing at" Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Type-Distributin Machines, of-which the following is a fufi, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The object of this invention is to provide a sim le, efficient and rapid mechanism for distrifi tomatic in. its action, taking the ty e from a galley, separating it into lines an then removing each type at the proper place, and alining them in channels of type cases, each letter in its proper channel, ready to be used in a setting mechanism of anyfamiliar provide a machine which shall separate type of one font (as, for example, italics) from type of another font (as'Roman) when two fonts are used together, the same mechanism being used for the distribution of both,

fonts into their cases in a manner hereinafter fully pointed out and claimed.

In general terms, the operation of the machine is as follows: The t e to be distributed, having nicks forme in their, edges by means of which the selecting mechanism of the machine may distinguish between the different characters, is placed in a galley in the machine. Automatic mechanism feeds a line at a time from this galley into a mechanism which se arates a given amount of type fromthe en of the line andinserts it into a channel adapted to receive it. 1 A

number of these channels (twenty in the present case) are grouped together, forming what I term a carrier. A line of these carriers extends across the forward edge of the machine, and are moved along by a stepby-step movement the width of one channel at a time. The lowest type in each channel is, at each advance of the carriers, presented to the action of selecting mechanism, which controls the operation of ejectors, causing the presented type to be ejected when it reaches the proper selector. The type, as they are ejected, fall through channels which guide them into the proper channels of receiving casesf Each carrier, after it has passed all the selectors, is engaged by mechanism which caf'ries it rapidly around uting type, which shall be entirely au-' with type and started again through the selecting mechanism.

, I will now give a detailed description of the best form of the machine at present known to me, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is the front elevation of the distributing machine, a portion through the center thereof being broken away; Fig. 2 is a plan of the left hand end of the machine; Fig. 3 is a plan of the right hand end of the machine, the portion of the machine not included in either of these views being a ropetition of parts shown; Fig. 4 is a left hand end elevation; Fig. 5' is a cross section taken from the left on line 55 of Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 6 is a vertical cross section taken from the right approximately on line 66 of Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 7 is a vertical cross section taken from the left on line 77 of Figs. 1 and 3; Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail of parts shown'in Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is a rear sectional elevation on line 99 of Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a vertical longitudinal section taken from the rear on line 1010 of Figs. 2, 5 and 6; Fig. 11 is a horizontal section on line 1l11 of Figs. 5 and 6; Fig. 12 is a horizontal section on line 12-12 of Fig. 5; Fig. 13 is a front elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 12; Fig. 14 is .a vertical cross section taken from the left on line 1414 of Fig. 13; Fig; 15 is a longitudinal section of the parts shown'in Fig. 13 taken from the front on line 1515 of Fig. 14; Fig. 16 is a horizontal section on line 16'16 of Fig. 5 Fig. 17 is a horizontal section on line 17-17 of Fig 6 Fig. 18 is aperspective view of one of the type carriers; F ig. 19 is a perspective view of a carrier-channel follower; Fig. 20 is a, diagrammatic view showing the nicking employed on the type used in the machine; Fig. 21 is a front view of the type galley; Fig. 22 is an end elevation of the galley; and Fig. 23 is a horizontal section through the driving pulley.

The, same reference letters are used throughout to indicate the same parts, which, for convenience, have been classified as follows; capitals and small letters of each denomination being used: A galley and galley feed mechanism. B cut-off chan. nel and feed mechanism. C cut-off and operating mechanism. D carriers and admechanism.

' support for the principal carrier-operating them.

and type-selecting and ejecting mechanism.

A shaft Lhaving bearings in each of then rights M M M and M has upon its rig t hand end a driving pulley L, a belt connected with any suitable source of power and passing over this pulley being used to drive the machine. On this shaft are also secured the various cams hereinafter referred to, by which the different mechanisms are operated.

T ype carriers.The carriers D, .(Figs. 1, 2,

3, 5, 6, 8 and 18,).which receive and carry type through the distributing mechanism, consist each of a block having a number of equally s aced channels D cut through T ese channels are, from front to back, equal to the length of a ty e and their tance.

width is sufficient to receive the argest body ofty,pe which the machine is adapted to distribute.

16. The back wall D is made thick enoug for ri idity, and a notched piece Di fitting over t e forward edges of the walls D of the channels and secured by screws D, to the ends D5 of the carriers, stiffen the channel.

walls. 7 The lower surface of the carriers is formed as shown, theaback wall and intermediateport ion of the channel walls being cut away atD and D leaving the feet D upon which the carrier rests. -In each channel is a follower D, (Fig. 19) which is free enough in the channel to descend by its own weight. A in D projects from the upp)er edge of eac of these followers. Pins also pro'ect from the upper edges of the end walls 0 the carriers. The 'channels are spaced apart equal distances,and the end walls are made of such thickness that when two carriers are placed end to end, the walls occupy the space of two channels, so that with a line of carriers adjacent to each other, each channel is accurately spaced from the first channel an exact multi le of the channel width. A pin D (also ig. 7) seated in a hole in the back wall of the carrier is ressed outward by a spring D projecting om a hole in its end against the end of the hole in the carrier. A In D projecting from the pin D through a s ot D in the up er face of the carrier, prevents the pin from Being projected further than the desired-dis- Teeth D 'are formed on the back side of the carrier, by means of'which the the main shaft of the machine.

The carrier is any convenient height, its proportions being indicated in Fi carriers are advanced through the machine, as is hereafter described. One more than enough of these carriers are provided to'form a continuous line throughout the o crating portion of the machine when place end to end, as shown in-Figs. 1, 2 and 3. way forthese carriers is formed between the plate (1 the rail (1 the bar (I and upper plate d", Figs. 5, 6', and 8, in which the carriers fit nicely and through which they are advanced by anamount equal to the width from one channel to the neXt, with each revolution of leads from the right hand end of this raceyvay around the semicircular path G, Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the straight path G .and the semi- A race A track circular path G connecting with the left hand end of the race way. The carriers'are advanced a step at a time by a pawl (1 Figs. 6 and 16,. having teeth d, adapted to engage the teeth on the rear of the carriers. pawl is pivoted at d to cars projecting from a slide d guided ina groove 1n the rear wall '(1 of the race-.way;-and is pressed forward into engagement with the carrier teeth by a spring d". A stud d secured to this slide projects through asl'ot in the rear wall of therace way, and carries a roll (1 which is engaged by an inclined cam groove (1 in a plate (1 (also Figs. 1 and 10). This plate is seated in a vertical groove in the wall (1 and is adjustably secured to the operatin bar (1 by a screw (1 passing through a s ot in the bar, and by an adjustment screwd Gibs (1 hold these parts in position, permitting them to receive vertical movement communicated to them by the cam d and spring 1?. The operating bar d passes down through a hole in the frame M, and is secured by a nut (1 to the irregular shaped link (1 which yokes aroundthe shaft L, and

is held in place by 'a gib d secured to the frame M. This link carries a roll d which bears on the cam d, on the shaft L. A wire d secured 'o the link passes through a hole s ring (1 The other end of this spring (not shownlis secured to lower part of the frame. As the increasing face d of the cam d passes the roll, the link is lifted, causing the cam groove (1 to move the pawl d to the left, to engage teeth of the carrier; whereupon, as the decreasing faces (1 and (1 of ,{the cam come under the roll, the spring (Z in the bed plate M and is attached to the.

late d of the race way, in which groove the ug has been traveling. This permits the pin D -to be projected by its spring, to engage a notch g in one of the links of a chain g, (Figs. 1,2 and 3.) This chain is carried by sprocket wheels and and by the adjustably supported idlersg and g and is driven continuously in the'direction of thearrows in Figs. 2 and '3. The right hand sprocket 9 turns idly on a stud g fixed to the frame. The left hand sprocket is driven frictionally by the shaft g", (Figs. 2 and 10,) friction betweenthe shaft and sprocket being obtained by a the len th of one carrier.

leather washer g collar g and the adjustment nut 9 The shaft 9 carries at its lower end the bevel gear which meshes with the bevel gear g. This latter gear is on a horizontal shaft 9 having a bearing in the frame M and carries on its outerend a spur gear g, Fig. 4, in engagement with a pinion on the left hand end of'the main shaft L. The chain'is thus driven at a rate-of speed sufficient to 'conve a carrier around the return track and ad it to the left hand end of the line of carriers in slightly less time than the carriers in the raceway require to travel Guide rails (i under which the bars D across the front of the carriers travel, prevent the carriers from tipping up while passing around the semicircuar portions of the track. A block (1 Figs.

.2 and 14, secured to the back bar (1 of the vent any backward motion ofthe carrier as the pawl returns for a new engagement with the carrier teeth.

The idler pulleys g and g are carried on brackets adjustably secured to, the return track G by screws passing through slots g by which means the chain can be adjusted to take up undue looseness. As the chain is made to travel at a speed sufficient to return the carrier from the right handend of the line of carriers to. the left hand end in slightly less time than the line of carriers requires to travel the length of one of the car'- rlers, the frictional drive of the chain permits the chain to stop after thejust returned car rier abuts against the end of the line of carriers, until the advancing pawl has moved the line of carriers a sufficient distance to cause the disengagement of the pin D from the chain. Means for supplying to these carriers the type to be distributed will now be described. Galley and feeding mechanism-: Thc type to be distributed are placed in column form in a galley A, (Figs. 1, 4, 5, 11, 21 and 22, which is removable from the machine. The

mechanisms hereinafter described remove the type a line at a timefrom this galley'and advance it to the selecting mechanisms. This galley consists of a back )late A, with sides N and A and end A, ailixed thereto. The end opposite the end piece A is left open.

The back plate ends short of the end piece A, (as shown in Fig. 11 .(leaving a slot A through the back of the galley adjacent to the end, of a widthsubstantiallyequal to the body of the type. A cover plate A, is held in p taking through the openings A This cover late is some what narrower than the galley, eaving an opening A along one side of the galley, but covering the galley sufliciently to prevent the type from falling out in the necessary handling of the galley. The lower edge of the cover plate is supported by the bar A secured to the forward end of the cover plate and hooking under the screw head A. The coverplate when in place ace over the galley by the screw heads A ends short of the end piece A, leaving a slot A through which a line of type may be advanced by anejector, hereinafter referred to, which operates through the slot in the back of the galley.

The type to be distributed is placed in this galley, adjacent to the side A two or more columns being put therein adjacent to each other when the columns are less than half the width of the galley. A side stick A is placed along the free side of the type to .hold themin place, this stick being secured by a screw-clip A, at the open end of the galley and by wedge-qu'oins A which are adjusted to hold the side-stick lightly against the type.

This side stick is less in heightthan the type.

A foot-stick A", is placed at the end of the column of type, overhanging the side stick as shown. A spring plunger A pressing against theside of the galley creates sufficient friction to-hold the foot sticks in place. The cover being placed upon the galley and secured as described, the galley, so filled with type, is placed in the machine at A, Figs. 1 and 4, its side resting upon the rail a, which is secured to the frames M". and M The end piece A of the galley enters aslota, in the vertical frame M (see Fig. 11) bringing the inside of this end of the galley flush with the left hand face of the frame. Just below the rail a and parallel therewith, is'a round rod (1 supported atits right hand end in the frame M and at its other end in a lug (1 depending from the rail. Slidable upon this rail is the galley follower 0., having a hub surrounding the rod, and an upwardly extending arm a, adapted to enter the galley to ress forward the ty ethcreiu against the ri t handend of the ga ley. The length of the portion of this follower within the galley is made adjustable by means of a .right when permitted to do so.

into the annular groove (1) in the rod.

'in front of an ejector on a lu of the frame M and through a hole in the be plate; and has secured to its end a weight (not shown) sufliciently heavy. to advance all the ty e in the galley toward the A groove a" in the rod a guiding a spline in the hub of the follower, causes the follower to maintain.

its proper position in thegalley. When the follower is drawn to the left clear of the galley, the spline passes out of the groove a A slight rotation of the follower on the rod causes the spline to pass out of alinement with the groove 0, and to engage the end of the groove (1, to maintain the follower in position while the galley is being removed or inserted.

. When the galley is in position in the machine, the first line of type in the galley stands late a, and directly behind a channel B, igs. 1 and 11 This channel is hereafter referred to as the cutoff channel. The ejector-plate iscarried by ibs a, and (L on the left hand side of the frame M It is made in two parts, the main rear portion a, and the forward portion 'a reinovably secured thereto by the hooks a and suitably'guided by the clips a. When distributing a different font, the part a may therefore be readily changed for another similar part of different thickness, corresponding to the thickness-of the body of the type to be distributed. The rear portion of the ejector plate is pierced by an opening a to permit the main shaft L to pass through it and it carries a roll a engaged by the groove of a groove-cam a. This cam is loosely mounted on the shaft L. A clutch a, adjacent to the cam a, o crating at the proper time (as hereinafter fu ly described), causes the cam to make one complete revolution. The rotation of this cam advances the ejector plate to eject a line of type forward, out of the galley ing inc into the path of the ejector.

and into the cut-off, channel B, and then re turns the plate to its original position. The weight of the cord secured to the follower advances the column of type in the galley as the plate is withdrawn to bring the succeed- The line of type having been ejected into the cutoff channel, it is fed upward by mechanism,

now to be described, to a mechanism which separates a number of type from the end of the line, and inserts them in a carrier channel. Tfli is separating mechanism I term the cut- 0 Out-0f channel and feeding mechanism:- The cut-off channel B is formed between two bars B and B (Figs. 1, 5, 6, and 11;) the bar-B being rigidly secured to the front edge of the frame M the bar B is su ported by a screw B projecting from the fJar B and passing loosely through a hole in the bar B. A U-shaped spring 13, secured to the lower end of the bar B engages the opposite side of the bar B, and a flat spring B secured near the upper end of the bar bears against a projection of the frame M these two springs tending to ress the bar B against the fixed bar. At t e commencement of the o eration of the machine, a ty e of the same ody as the type to be distributed is placed be tween the bars near their upper ends and another one between the bars at their lower ends on the ln or plate B formed to receive it A channe is thus-opened between the bars of just the width of the type and is thereafter maintained by the type that is being distributed. The channel is covered by a removable plate B held in placeby screws 13.

A block B slidably mounted on the bar B and guided by a spline in the groove B in the bar, carries a pusher plate B, which at the time of the insertion of a line of type into the channel, stands at the lower end of the channel, so that the line is received upon the gpper face of this plate. Secured to the ock B is a rack bar B having gear teeth The gear I), just'referred to, has a long hub b, (Fig. 17), and is rotatably mounted on a stud 72 secured to the frame M Rotatably mounted on the hub of this gear is a ratchet b rovided with teeth as shown. This ratc iet has an elongated hub b to the end of which is secured, by means of pins 6 a collar b Adjacent to this collar is a washer b, of leather or other similar material, and bearing against this washer is acollar b, surrounding the extending end of the hub of the gear, and pressed into frictional contact with the washer by thenuts b b, on the end of the gear hub. A pin in the collar 1), engaging a groove in the ear-hub, prevents the collar from turning independently of the gear.

Between the ratchet and the collar b is a lever-arm b, loosely mountedon the hub ofthe ratchet. This arm carries a, awl b", of the form shown in Fig. '6, adapte to operate the ratchet in the direction of the arrow, a spring I) holding the pawl normally in engagement with the ratchet. Secured to the hub of this lever arm is the lever arm b, to which is pivoted the link I), which okes around the shaft L and carries a rol I), acted upon by a cam b, secured to the shaft. A spring I)", secured to the link and to the frame causes the roll to follow the eccentricity of the cam.

Directly behind the pawl 6*", as seenin Fig. 6, is another pawl b? of the same shape, pivoted to the frame M and held in enga ement with the ratchet b by a spring 6 coi ed about its hub, to prevent retrograde movement'of the ratchet, except when both pawls are released. During the insertion of the line of type into the cut-off channels, asheretofore explained, the pusher B is at its low- 6-0 of a new line into t 's channel.

mittcd to return to theiroperative position,

whereupon, the increasing face of the cam b passing the roll 6 the pawl b is depressed, rotating the ratchet inthe direction of the arrow in Fig. 6. This movement is communicated through the. collars b and b to the gear I), elevating the rack-bar B and with it the line of type, by a lifting force, the amount of which is determined by the pressure of the set nuts bflagainst the collar \Vhen the upward movement of the type is impeded (as it is in the manner hereafter to bedescribed) the frictional connection between the ratchet b 'and the gear I) permits the former to make its full movement irrespective of the point at which the follower and gear are stopped. The type. is thus pushed lupwardin the cut-off channel and through the cut-off, a variable amount of type (with'a maximum of say three-eighths inch) being out. off from the end of the line and inserted in a channel of the carriers ateach revolution of the machine, as hereinafter described.

When the lower end of the type line has thus been elevated an amount slightly in excess of the length of the line, a bevel B on the upper right hand side of the rack bar B comes .behind an arm B -secured on the rod B causing the rod to be rocked slightly. This rod has bearings in the blocks B", B and has a rearwardly extending arm l3 near its lower end. This arm'normally en ages the horizontal arm I of a bell crank ever 6 pivoted to the frame M at b. The downwardly extending arm of this bell crank lever has' a beveled face 1), below which is a curved portion 12 the arc of this curve being struck approximately from the center of the stud b above referred to. A spring I), at-

tached to the arm b and to the frame M tends to swing the arm upward,the arts being held normally in the position s own in Fig. .6 by the arm B abovereferred to. As the pusher B reaches [the upward limit of its travelg-the bevel B on the rack-bar B strikes the armfB rocking the rod 13* and causing the arm B to release the bellcrank arm b t. The spring I) thereupon swings the lower arm into the path of the rearwardly extending lugs b on the pawls b and b. The bevel b, on the next downward movement of the pawl 6 forces the pawls from engagement with the ratchet b allowing the pusher ,to descend under the action of gravlty to its lowest position in the cut-off channel, to ermit the introduction The upper end of a pawl B pivoted to a block B adjustably secured to theside of the cut-off channel by aset screw 13, (Figs. 1, 5 and 11,) is pressed by a spring B through a slot B These pawls are then perf This pawl is adjusted with its upper end just below the upper limit of travel of the pusher, and it drops in below the type in the channel as the. lower end of the line passes above it, and retains the type in the u per end'of the cut-off channel while a new me is being in-' serted. The position of the trip-arm B on the rod B and of the pawl B are adjustable up and down to accommodate them to various lengths of lines.

When the pusher descends, as just described, it throws the clutch mechanism operating the line ejector platea by means now to be described. A clutch disk (1 hav} in squarenotche s out in its edge, as shown. in ig. 5, is continuously rotated on the shaft L, at a slower rateof speed than thatof the shaft by the gears a, 0. a, and a. Of these, the gear a is secured on the shaft L and dri es the gear (1 secured to the gear a, both of which turn idly on the stud a secured to the frame M the latter. gear 'rneshing with and driving the gear a, to which is secured the clutch disk. Thus, while the clutch disk is carried on this shaft L, its rate of rotation is about one-third that of the shaft, it not being, desirable to operate the ejector plate as rapidly as would be *the case were the clutch disk driven directly by the shaft.

Pivoted to the came is a pawl ar having an upwardly extending nose a adapted to be pressedby the spring a into engagement with the notches of the clutch disk. It isheld out of such engagement by the downwardly a downwardly extendin lu a ro'ectin g g P l g into a notch 0, in a bar a, which is guided atfi its'forward end in agroove-a in the end of the galley sup iortingrail a, andsupport ed in anotch'i'nlthe piece a at its rear en The notch a is Wide enough to permit a slight upward and-downward movement of the rear end of the red. A s ring a, pulling at an angle as'shown, holds t 's'bar normally in its upward and forward position The forward beveled end at ofthe bar-projects into the cut-off channel in such position-as to be met by the lower rear corner ofthe usher B as the latter descends, and is t ereby pushed rearward, the corner of the notch (1,

meeting the, lug a of the clutch-pawl trip arm a, thereby swinging the forward end of this arm downward to release the clutch pawl which is immediately ressed into en gage'ment with a notch of t e clutch disk,- causing the cam a to rotate, thereby advancin a line of t pe into the out=off"chan-.- nel as er'etofore escribed. As the ejector plateadvarices, a beveled piece a secured to this plate passes over the u per end of the piece a, depressing it, there y releasing the bar a from the lug of the arm a and per- Initting the latter to be swung upward by its spring 1nto position to enga e the clutch pawl at the end of a single revofution, thus withdrawing the pawl from engagement with the clutchi sk and permitting the cam to come to rest. A spring a secured to the gib a has its bent end pressing against the eriphery of this cam. As the pawl is with rawn from the clutch disk, a rounded notch a, in the periphery of the cam is just passing beneath the bent end of the spring, resulting in a slightly further throw of the-cam to cause the awl to entirely clear the clutch disk. During the operation of this cam, the pawls b and b are held out of engagement with the ratchet b by the lever arm 6 The line having been inserted into the cut-off channel, these pawls mitted to c ick over it under the action 0 the straight wire sprin B acting on the rod B maintainin' the be 1 crank arm in such position thatt e curved lower end thereof no ahead of it.

longer engages the pawls b and I). On the next downward movement of the pawl b the usher will therefore commence its upwar travel, advancing the just received line This upward movement of the pusher carries the line to the cut-off mechanism which separates a number of type from the up er end of the line and inserts them into a c annel of the tydpe carrier, in the manner now to be describe The cutofimechanism.-Referrmg to Figs.

" 1, 2, 5, 6, 10 and 12 to 15 inclusive; Directly in line above the cut-ofi channel an Ishaped opening C (best shown in Fig. '12) is formed in the bottom plate (1 of the carrierrace-way. The rear edge of this opening lines up with the back of the channels in-the carriers upon the race-way, and each channel in turn, as the carriers are advanced along the raceway, passes over this slot. Connecting the upper end of the cut-off channel with the lower. end of the-carrier channel directly above'it, is the cut-off, formed of two,[: sha ed members 0 and C located, as shown,

to orm a channel C between them to permit the passage of the line of type. These members are pivoted by screw studs C and C to the plate C secured to the front edge of the frame M their upper ends being capable of swinging around these pivots to the extent ermitte'd'by the width of the slot C The liole in the left hand member C through which. the stud Ctpasses, is slotted, and

a cam projection 0 formed on the springs C andC press this member toward the right hand member against the type T in the channel between them, thus regulating the width of this channel to the size of the type being distributed.

Behind the member C 'is a shaft 0 carried in bearings at c in the plate 0" and at c in a rib m of the frame M A pin 0 set eccentrically in the forward end of'this shaftenv gages in a slot C in the rear flange of the cut off member; A coiled spring 0 on this shaft, resting against a pin 0 is tensioned by a col-. lar c secured bya set screw to the shaft, giving the shaft a tendency to rotate in a rightrectly below this pin is a rod c passing down through a hole in the frame M" and guided in a groove in the vertical frame M". This rod carries .a roll 0 adapted to be acted u on by hub of the cam 11 above referred to. Y

A small bar 0", (Figs. 14, and 15,) slidable A in a groove 0 in'the front plate C isfconnected by a pin 0 with the cutoff member C and has near its other extremity a square notch 0 In front of this bar is secured a bracket 0 carrying a block 0 adjustably fastened thereto by the screw 0 A pin 0" passes through this blockand through the rear portion of tliebracket a, and when the cut-oif'member is moved by the cam e rod 0 and shaft 0 to the right, the pin 0". snaps into the notch in the rod, retaining the cutoff in its right-hand position against the action of the spring 0 The in c" is projected into the notch by means 0 a springswhich bears against a shoulder on the. vertical rod 0 which is carried in bearings e on the bracket 0, and connected with the pin 0 by means of the small bell-crank lever e pivoted at a. This connection is such that whenthe rod 0 is depressed, the pin a" is withdrawn from engagement-with the notch in the'barc, permitting the cut-off to be thrown to the left by the actionof the s ring 0 Secured to the front edge of the ower plate (1 of the race-way is a vertical standard 0 to the upper end of which is pivoted a lever 0 having at the left endjthe beveled ,llug 0 which overhangs the line of pins D projecting from the top edges of the followers in the carriers. At the other end of this lever is a lug overhanging the upper end of the vertical rod 0 so that as the left hand end of the lever is raised the rod is depressed, releasing the cut-off.

. The relative positions of the cams d and are such that when the carrier-advancing pawl has made its stroke to the right, the 

